Fang Ruotang, a frail and unremarkable girl from the Prime Minister’s household,
one day found herself pestered by a tiny, cutesy creature called the Mirror of Reversal—
and it star...
"Okay, but where did you get this spirit beast?" Fang Shengtang looked at the talking spirit beast in surprise.
"I went to the Beast Taming Sect to play, and this Blazing Phoenix took a liking to me and followed me back. Big sister, do you like it? I'll give it to you."
Upon hearing this, the fiery phoenix that was flying in the air suddenly withdrew its flames and buried itself in Fang Ruotang's arms, speaking in a childish voice.
“Master, don’t give me away. I’m very useful. I can help you burn bad people in the future. Moreover, you’ve shared my abilities and will have a chance to be reborn.”
Fang Ruotang picked up the Blazing Phoenix that was squeezed between her and Fang Shengtang and threw it aside, saying in confusion, "Isn't following my older sister the same as following me? Anyway, I'm with my older sister every day."
“It’s different, it’s different.” The fiery phoenix with green beady eyes looked at Fang Shengtang nervously and said urgently, “I have other sisters in my clan. If you like them, I can trick them into coming to you, but you can’t ask the master for me.”
Fang Shengtang was amused by the words of the Blazing Phoenix.
"Don't worry, I don't need you!"
The Blazing Phoenix sensed something was wrong.
What happened?
Do you not like it, either of these?
How dare you abandon me?
Fang Shengtang asked jokingly, "Then I want you?"
The fiery phoenix's beady eyes widened, and its tiny head left afterimages.
"No, no, I can't have it."
Fang Shengtang looked at the not-so-bright Blazing Phoenix with a meaningful gaze. No wonder it took a liking to her sixth child at first sight.
"Big sister doesn't like the Blazing Phoenix, so what do you like? I'll catch one for you. I've discovered that this little thing is quite useful, look."
Fang Ruotang casually opened her left hand, and a ball of fire rose in her palm, its color exactly the same as the one that the Blazing Phoenix had just spewed out.
Fang Shengtang's eyes widened, and he reached out to touch it with a hint of surprise.
"Go ahead and touch it! It's okay, I can control this fire, it won't hurt you." Fang Ruotang said with a smug little expression.
It was only after she signed a master-servant contract with the Blazing Flame Phoenix that she learned that the ring of fire marks on the Blazing Flame Phoenix's body did not harm people and that it could control them.
Fang Shengtang reached out and touched it; it felt warm but not scorching.
"How amazing."
"Yes, and it can be reborn from the ashes, which is like having an extra life. Moreover, it is a descendant of the ancient divine beast Phoenix, so I think it is especially suitable for you."
In Fang Ruotang's eyes, her eldest sister is a phoenix soaring in the sky. Even though she has now become the most dazzling star in everyone's eyes, in her eyes, her eldest sister is still the most outstanding.
After all, from the time she learned to speak, it was her older sister who held her hand and guided her slowly to explore this world.
Even if she's slow and clumsy, her older sister won't give up on her. Instead, she'll always smile and pinch her cheeks, saying it's okay, she's just not good at this.
She might even take the blame, saying that she wasn't good enough and hadn't noticed Xiao Liu's good qualities.
Fang Ruotang is surrounded by such wonderful family members, so now that she has the ability, she can carry her whole family forward together, which makes her especially happy.
Finally, she could do something for her family instead of just enjoying their sacrifices.
"No, this Blazing Phoenix looks rare." Fang Shengtang was somewhat longing for it, but he didn't ignore the conversation between Lin Huai and the others next to him.
This is no ordinary spirit beast, but a descendant of a divine beast. It is impossible for it to sign a contract with a cultivator, let alone a master-servant contract.
“But how impressive it would be if our spirit beasts were both Blazing Phoenixes!” Fang Ruotang saw that Fang Shengtang didn’t dislike it, but was just afraid of troubling her, so she instructed the Blazing Phoenix: “Call one of your sisters from your clan, someone with strong abilities and a gentle personality.”
The Fiery Phoenix froze completely; it had just been talking nonsense.
It didn't recognize the sisters in the tribe.
However, it is known from the inheritance that no Fiery Phoenix would want to form a contract with a cultivator.
Fang Ruotang stared wide-eyed at the appearance of the Blazing Phoenix and emphasized forcefully, "This is my own sister, my own elder sister. I will give you this, and I will also give it to the sisters in your clan. I will raise both of you together!"
"But it wants to form a bond with my eldest sister. Also, look, this is my eldest sister's husband. Since you can tell that my origins are different, you should be able to tell his too. He and my eldest sister have formed a soul symbiosis contract and will ascend to the upper realm together in the future. Hasn't your Blazing Phoenix clan always wanted to fly to the upper realm?"
The Fiery Phoenix tilted its head to look at the silent man behind Fang Shengtang. He did smell better than the others, but he couldn't compare to a single hair of its master.
"...Then shall I ask the sisters in the clan?"
"Okay, you're a good girl, here you can have this."
Fang Ruotang took out a spirit beast fruit and fed it to the Blazing Flame Phoenix.
Go!
The Fiery Phoenix snatched the spirit beast fruit in its mouth, tilted its head back, and swallowed it whole. Then it went to contact its mother.
Fang Ruotang then explained to Fang Shutang and Fang Wantang, who arrived a step later.
"The Blazing Phoenix has the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. This clan has always wanted to ascend to the upper realm. So, with the double guarantee of me and my brother-in-law, the Blazing Phoenix is more likely to agree. In the future, if there are other good divine beasts, I will help you form a contract."
Fang Ruotang remembered that Fang Shengtang had said before that the world was unfair to women. Independent women are smart, but women who are good at using the resources around them to arm themselves are even smarter. The most important thing is to know how to leverage resources and turn all available resources into their own.
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